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12oz. Bottle
$8.99 4-Pack
Steve's Liquor Madison

I could tell this was a unique beer as soon as I popped the cap from the aroma. Unplugged Belgian Quadruple poured clear and glowing garnet into a snifter. A 1 finger ivory head formed on the pour that receded to a thick ring around the glass and wisps of foam throughout the center. Quickly rising carboation bubbles rise to the ring some actually shoot up from the bottom of my glass.

The smell of this beer is amazing! I don't know where to begin. Rum soaked raisins mingle with earthy wood and leather but at the same time I'm picking up ripe pear. Was this beer barrel aged? Sure smells like it. Solid dose of tart and sweet cherries rise to the nose as well. Hidden in the background is that brett funkiness. Occasionally alcohol wafts through the air. Each swirl brings the beer alive. This is a complex and mind numbing beer.

The flavor doesn't quite live up to the nose but is still a very unique brew. Sweet cherries along with the woodiness from what I believe is barrel aging come through first. Slight metallic twang mid palate along with the rum soaked raisins. The flavors are much the same as in the aroma but more toned down and muddled where it's harder to distinctively pick each one out. Very good.

Much lighter bodied than I would have though before opening it. Medium bodied but with solid carbonation pushes this brew through quickly. Slightly prickly on the tongue.

For a quadruple this is very easy to put away. The lighter body helps with the drinkability.

This is a truly unique, interesting, delicious beer from New Glarus. I would like to find out a little more about it. There are some questions I would like answered. Ex. Barrel aged? Brett? Cherries?

Notes: After checking New Glarus website I see this Quad was fermented using brett and matured in bourbon barrels.

Reviewed: 5/19/07

Price: $8.99 Served In: Tulip

Lightly red and rosey orange with a soft glow and a good amount of carbonation percolating within. Smallish dense capping of off-white foam breathes for a bit before it fades to a soft skim and a few strecthes of inky stringed lacing.

Aroma is slightly tinted in a sour cherry realm, light and fruity sweet, a touch of tin within the alcoholic warmth is quite evident.

Taste is unique for a quad, a bit more fruity and light, then dark and malty with sweet candy. This has light fruity sweetness tied in with a quick punch of sourness which reaches into cherries, berries, pear, and apple. Rounds off nicely into the finish with a quiet build up of fruit skin dryness of green raisin, cherry, and pear. Uniquely heated with a complexing warmth to its nature. Kinda sherry-ish mixed with a white wine, mixed with a light lambic soured quality thats very easy to handle and not overbearing in any fashion. The malts play out well and keep a nice, sweet balance to measure off the soured tones. More like a fruit beer, but fitting within a Belgian quailty, no doubt.

Feel is light to medium in tone to begin, lightly pucking on sour, quick, crisp, but somehow has a malty character that builds from underneath making it a fun voyage on the palate as it flows into the middle and finish. As with the flavors, the balance is quite acceptable with an overall malty solitude that's noteably bold with a nice twist of sour and snap, crispness, and verve. The warmth is complexing and the dryness very light and pleasing.

A nice little drinker for sure;slips down right quick. Perhaps, and yes, quite unusually suited to be catagorized as a Quad. It has a unique character all of owns that somehow speaks to the name New Glarus.

Served In: Pint Glass

Many thanks to Jay23 for this beer.

Pours a russet color with very minimal head but a nice ring develops as it warms up.

Aromas of apple, berries, cotton candy, grapes, bready, cinnamon, and a little alcohol. Underneath the first layer there are some raisins, prunes, and some more candy like aromas. I also start to pick up some hints of toffee and milk chocolate.

Apples, grapes, dark fruits, cherries, and some alcohol heat on the first sip. Lots of Belgian candy sugar flavor and a bit of citrus zest in the finish. Hints of vanilla and wood.

Very carbonated, a little prickly on the palate but better once it warms up.

This one could use some ageing. My main complain is that it has too much of that cotton-candy aroma.

Served In: Goblet

Thanks for the brew tangfoot. Pours a clear medium amber, looks freaking good. Head dissipates pretty quick. Strong flavors in this one. Fruits, with a nice tart finish. Great brew.

Served In: Pint Glass